Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park is the first pack to be gazette in Kenya and is located about 7km south of Nairobi it’s the only wildlife park in the world that is so close to the city. The park covers an area of 117 km2. It consists partly of thick woods near the city outskirts, partly of rolling plains and valleys, and partly of the wooded confluence of several rivers.
The park has the Nairobi Animal Orphanage which is located inside the park which serves treatments and rehabilitation center for wild animals like the lions,cheetahs, hyenas and others.
The park is ideal to different activities such as walking safaris, bird viewing, game drives, and ivory burning site and picnic area.
Location
Nairobi National Park is the major rhino sanctuary for breeding and restocking other packs, the park is home to over 100 mammals species having four of the big five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino), zebra, giraffes, various species of antelope and over 500 recorded bird species including secretary bird, lesser kestrel, martial eagle, sooty falcon, grey crowned crane and many more.